The amount of moisture in soil – and the way this moisture is distributed – combined with wind patterns in the lowest few kilometres of the atmosphere can influence where thunderstorms begin and how ...

In the heart of the Marais Poitevin regional nature park, the second-largest wetland in France, a scientific team led by a ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

When I ask people if they have ever eaten soil before, they tend to give me a strange look. But geophagy – the deliberate ...

A new study reveals that seasonal freeze–thaw cycles can dramatically improve the ability of engineered biochar to trap toxic ...

A new study has developed an innovative biochar-based nanomaterial that can rapidly remove harmful herbicides from soil while ...

Your plants need nitrogen in order to thrive. Here are some simple ways to add it to your soil.

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Delaware’s community spaces are growing more than food. Learn the types, benefits and where to find one near you.

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Onions have been grown and bred for thousands of years, leading to the great diversity of plants available today, from sweet ...

(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A strange chunk of metal that lay hidden in the soil for thousands of years may shed new light on one of the most mysterious cultures in ancient China ...